Call Type
Equity Principal
Date of Audition
3/28/2011
Location
Theatre Puget Sound
305 Harrison Street
Seattle, WA 98109
Room H on the 4th Floor of the Center House building
Time(s)
March 28th by appointment only
10am-6pm
Lunch 2-3pm
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED. Please call the audition coordinator at 425-392-1942 ext.126 Monday through Thursday, 11am-4pm between March 7-29, 2011
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Contract
Special Agreement
$589/wk
Seeking
Seattle, WA area Singers/Actors/Dancers for Village Theatre's 2011-12 Season that includes 4 musicals and 1 play. Limited out of town contracts are available but Village Theatre strives to cast locally whenever possible.
Preparation
One short monologue and approximately 32 bars of a song. An accompanist will be provided.
Headshot, Resume and Sheet Music (in the correct key) Required.
Actors auditioning for the non-musical may prepare 2 contrasting monologues.
Total audition time MUST NOT exceed 4 minutes.
Other Dates
Please see breakdown.
The Mainstage Season includes four musicals: TAKE ME AMERICA, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, IT SHOULD BEEN YOU, THE PRODUCERS, one non-musical: THE ODD COUPLE and several readings and workshops of new musicals yet to be announced.
Other
www.villagetheatre.org
Personnel
Artistic Director - Steve Tomkins
Resident Music Director - Tim Symons
(Possibly other 11-12 season directors)
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| Breakdown
Village Theatre’s 2011-2012 Season runs from August 2011 through the end of July 2012. All Mainstage productions rehearse for 4 weeks and then run at the Francis J. Gaudette Theatre in Issaquah for at least six weeks and then move to the Everett Performing Arts Center for the last four weeks of each run. Issaquah is located 17 miles east of Seattle, Washington. The Everett Performing Arts Center is in downtown Everett, Washington.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN: Take Me America
Lyrics & Libretto by: Bill Nabel
Music by: Bob Christianson
Time: Today
Place: Waiting Room at the Immigration & Citizenship Service in NYC
Immigration and Citizenship Enforcement Agents
GARY -- Baritenor, 20s, Altruistic, new agent, right out of college, first day on the job, cares deeply about his job at the INS.
MARSHA -- Alto, 40s, Intelligent, maybe a little gullible, Pilates, TM, a cross between Jackie Hoffman and Mary Testa, agent with a heart of gold.
MICHAEL -- Baritone, 50s-60s, Crusty veteran. Cynical, been lied to once too often, goes by the book because he’s been lied to when he gave an asylees the benefit of the doubt.
Asylum Applicants
WU CHEN TANG (WU) -- Baritenor , mid-30s, Chinese poet, sensitive, passionate about human rights, deeply in love with his wife-FAN
FAN TANG (FAN) -- Soprano, 20s, Chinese, beautiful, sensitive, surprisingly feisty, idolizes her husband, WU CHEN’S wife
ASIF -- Baritenor, 30s, Indian, Muslim, quiet, unpredictable
ISABELLA -- Soprano/Alto, early 30s, El Salvador, strong family ties, wants to be safe
SALIH -- Baritenor, 20s, Dinka, not worldly, has a sense of humor about adjusting to America
ZARA -- Soprano/Alto -late 20s, Algerian, married, pregnant-pretty, confuses easily.
JEAN -- Baritenor, 30s, Haitian, lies, not too bright, claims to have been sterilized by the Haitian government, will do anything to get into the United States.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN: It Shoulda Been You
Book and Lyrics by: Brian Hargrove
Music by: Barbara Anselmi
Time: Today
Place: A hotel in NY
JENNY STEINBERG – Jewish, 20s-30s, Co-maid of honor and bride’s older sister
JUDY STEINBERG – Jewish, 40s-50s, Mother of the bride
MURRAY STEINBERG – Jewish, 50s, Father of the bride
REBECCA STEINBERG – Jewish, 20s, The bride,
MARTY KAUFMAN – Jewish, 20s-30s, Bride’s ex-boyfriend
GEORGETTE HOWARD – Catholic, 40s-50s, Mother of the groom
GEORGE HOWARD – Catholic, 50s, Father of the groom
BRIAN HOWARD – Catholic, 20s, The groom
ANNIE MCNALLY – 20s, Co-maid of honor
GREG MADISON – 20s-30s, Best man,
ALBERT – Wedding planner
WAITER 1 / MORTY – Waiter & bride’s uncle
WAITER 2 / SHEILA – Waiter & bride’s aunt
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